Danielle Bartz’s letter (“Men shouldn’t dictate women’s health care,” Feb. 28) refers to the health mandate recently proposed by President Barack Obama. This mandate would have required all Catholic entities to provide access to contraception for all its employees, despite the moral teaching of the Catholic Church against contraception. Obama did not respect the freedom […]
March 2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Walk on trails for walking, ski on trails for skiing
“Everyone should be able to enjoy Quarry Road,” I was told by a woman walking with her adult daughter and two grandkids and a dog off the leash on the ski trails at Quarry Road. She was right to say we should all enjoy the trails, but she wouldn’t listen to my request that they […]
advertisement
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Education reform bill’s essence is to make it easier to fire teachers
Maine Education Commissioner Steve Bowen in May presented welcome sentiments about school reform as it concerns teachers.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Wanting to know who won GOP delegate votes
After the Republican straw vote fiasco, why isn’t the Maine GOP or the press reporting who won the delegate votes? The name and number of those elected to the state convention is not published on the Republican website nor has yet to be released to the press. The delegate vote was far more important than […]
Posted inCommunity
Fairfield preschool registration planned
FAIRFIELD — Fairfield Primary School will hold preschool registration Monday, April 2, for children in School Administrative District 49. Children need to be four years old on or before Oct. 15, to enroll.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
God loves men; doesn’t he love women, too?
Faith Evangelical Church on Kennedy Memorial Drive has a huge message on its billboard: “God Loves Men.” Is the church saying that God does not love women? Just for the record, if it were not for women, men would not be on this earth. Please love all people and be kind to others, red, yellow, […]
Posted inCommunity
St. Patrick’s Day dance in Madison
MADISON — There will be a St. Patrick’s Day dance from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday at the Madison American Legion Hall, 20 Maple St.
Posted inCommunity
SAD 74 kindergarten screening scheduled
ANSON — School Administrative District 74/ Regional School Unit 74, will hold kindergarten screening for children of Anson, Embden, New Portland or Solon entering kindergarten in the fall. Children must be five years of age on or before Oct. 15.
Posted inCommunity
Clinton kindergarten registration April 10
CLINTON — School Administrative District 49 recently announced kindergarten registration at Clinton Elementary School will be Tuesday, April 10. If the child will be five years old before Oct. 15, and plans to attend Clinton Elementary School in the fall, call 426-2181 to make an appointment for registration.
Posted inNews
Selectman elected to serve, but…
NORRIDGEWOCK — Town officials don’t want to remove a woman from the board of selectmen who has been elected to serve. But they also don’t want her to serve if she legally is not able to.